Team Kani News: October 26-30, 2015
Special Events
This Week
Benchmark Assessments
This week we will begin our Fall administration of our district's benchmarks. Benchmarks will be administered in ELA, Science, Social Studies and Math. Please ensure that your child is present and on time at school with fully charged devices on the following dates:
- ELA: October 27th
- Science: October 28th
- Make Ups: October 29th (ELA & Science)
- Social Studies: November 4th
- Math: November 5th
- Make Ups: November 6th (Social Studies & Math)
Team Kani! This is the time each year when schools across the nation plan activities that promote alcohol and drug awareness and prevention. For more information, visit redribbon.org.
- MONDAY:
- District RED OUT Day. Wear a red shirt in support of Red Ribbon Week.
- The Advisement lesson will be about Red Ribbon Week.
- TUESDAY:
- Sock it to drugs and wear crazy socks!
- Sign the Red Ribbon Week Pledge at lunch and commit to RESPECTING yourselves and being drug free.
- WEDNESDAY:
- Team up against drugs and wear a sports shirt!
- The Healthy Brain Campaign will have a table set up at lunch to give you more information about drugs and making healthy choices.
- THURSDAY:
- Put a lid on drugs and wear a hat!
- Let’s “Stomp Out Drugs” with a step team performance at lunch.
Trick or Treat for UNICEF is this week, but what is "UNICEF"? UNICEF is the United Nations Children's Fund. UNICEF began in the aftermath of World War II, supplying dried milk, nutritional supplements, medicines, immunizations and other urgent assistance to help starving and ill children in Europe, the Middle East and China. Today UNICEF works in more than 190 countries and territories to save and improve children's lives by working to ensure child rights and providing health care, immunizations, nutrition, access to safe water and sanitation services, basic education, protection and emergency relief. UNICEF has helped save more children's lives than any other humanitarian organization. UNICEF is a 4 star charity. For every donor dollar, 90.2 cents goes toward programs and services that directly help children; 7.1 cents is spent on fundraising costs and 2.7 cents on administration. UNICEF's 990 tax forms are available online.
Trick or Treat for UNICEF at Hilsman begins this week! With the hurricane in Mexico, Syrian refugee crisis, drought in Africa...there are children everywhere in need of emergency help. Campaign details can be found here: 
Hilsman UNICEF 2015 Campaign If you know of donors that prefer to pay by credit card instead of the orange Trick or Treat box, they may donate through our on-line fundraiser. A link is here: https://www.crowdrise.com/setunicef2014. The video shown in the on-line fundraiser tells donors what UNICEF does and how it helps children. The homeroom that collects the most funds for UNICEF this Halloween season will win a pizza party and there will be prize drawings for individual student and teacher participants.
FALL BREAK: Friday, October 30 & Monday, November 2 for students
Science News
Week #12 Science Lesson Presentation Link: Please Click Here to View Your
Monday & Tuesday = Review Units 1 & 2 for the Benchmark Test
Wednesday = Science Benchmark Test
Thursday = Big 10 Quiz #12
Notebook Check #2 Change: I had originally planned to check Notebooks on Thursday and Friday of last week, but I have to change my plans because I was diagnosed with the flu on Thursday. I should be better and able to return to work later this week. If students need their Notebooks, they can get them from the baskets (where they turned them in) so that they can study for the Benchmark Test. The students can turn them back in this Thursday, and I will check them during Fall Break.
Math News
This week in Math we wrap up Unit 2 Ratios & Proportional Relationships. All daily presentations are posted in google classroom.
Monday: Unit 2 Vocabulary Test & Review. Study Guide due. Homework assigned (2 hrs of Waggle).
Tuesday: Unit 2 Test
Wednesday: Finish Unit 2 Test (if needed), Review for Benchmark
Thursday: Unit 3 Opener & MSA Unit Readiness. Homework due.
Friday: No School
WAGGLE: Students are expected to complete at least 2 hours per week in order to get full credit for their weekly homework grade. Students who do not meet this requirement will be given a grade of 55. Students can make up that grade by doing additional time another week. Please encourage your child to spend at least 30 minutes each night completing their assignments.
WAGGLE: Students are expected to complete at least 2 hours per week in order to get full credit for their weekly homework grade. Students who do not meet this requirement will be given a grade of 55. Students can make up that grade by doing additional time another week. Please encourage your child to spend at least 30 minutes each night completing their assignments.
Students who make a grade below 100% are expected to correct their wrong answers and re-submit for partial credit for all assignments except vocabulary tests and some on-line assessments. Corrections can be done during homeroom, ELT, lunch or after-school. Students must have their homeroom, ELT or lunch teacher's permission. Arrangements for after school must be made in advance. Students are to be picked up by 5pm.
Parents please check Campus regularly and monitor your child's grades and assignment completion. Assignments with a grade 55 and NHI in the comment box means that assignment was Not Handed In. Email me at baldwink@clarke. k12.ga.us for questions, comments and concerns.
Important Dates
Thursday, November 5th - Math Benchmark Assessment
Extra Credit
Students who reach 50% completion with a grade 70 or higher on MobyMax State Test Prep by 5 p.m. on Monday, January 4th will receive extra credit for the 2nd marking period.
Social Studies
Quarter 1 Social Studies Benchmark Study Guide - ExC
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